I am nearly finishing Breath of The Wild, using CEMU instead of using my Switch (which my gf is using to play BOTW and Pokemon Violet), and I am playing Football Manager 2007 for a bit of nostalgia.
I will then finish Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night which is a great metroidvania, for those who loved Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (because it's the same producer, Koji Igarashi).
The developers of Alan Wake 2 have recently stated that they aren't concerned about the content-packed month in which the game will release. Remedy Entertainment's developers also spoke about the game's length, Saga Anderson and her partner, and other interesting factoids.
Niantic has announced multiple new features that will affect the way PokeStops work in Pokemon GO. The features are already being tested out in one region of the world and will potentially have a full launch across Pokemon GO soon.
Haven't played since 2020 (thanks pandemic for helping me <3) and it was already pretty shitty then.
They had a nice resurgence in 2019 (when I started playing) and took that as an incentive to nickel and dime even more
Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.
Wasn't the Disney stuff under Trump's administration?
It seems Biden (from an outside perspective, as I am not from the US) is at least trying to reign in companies a bit, so this block isn't that surprising.
The EU decision surprised me more, but I can understand their arguments.
As a gamer, this could be great in the short term, with Activision-Blizzard getting good leadership and hopefully new games from franchises which are not CoD or Diablo.
Medium/Long term, it could be awful, with Microsoft getting more and more market share and then turning around and fucking us in the ass really hard after they lock us in their ecosystem
But Windows is getting worse, and GamePass won't be cheap forever.
Same with them putting the games on Steam, it can change on a whim.
I mean, even on PC, nothing stops them from walking back and just making everything Xbox exclusive in the future again.
They can make changes that make it impossible (or extremely hard) for their games to work on Linux using Proton.
There are many ways they can use these company mergers to fuck the consumer in the future.
Consolidation is always a bad thing, in my opinion, because it takes away choice from the consumer and puts it in the hands of trillion-dollar companies whose sole objective is to make ALL the money all the time, forever.
Yeah, it sounded more like an Anthem situation, where for most of the project everybody was just fucking around wasting the company's money, until the owner put the foot down and forced them to actually work on it and finish the game, quality be damned
Phil Spencer says Halo wasn't at the Xbox showcase because it has "a lot more games now" (www.vg247.com)
Halo Infinite was noticeably missing from the recent Xbox showcase, so Xbox head Phil Spencer clarified why that was.
PC Games to play in local co-op?
Local Cooperative PC Games...
What are you playing this week?
What have you been playing this week? Do you think others might like it?
Alan Wake 2 Devs Aren't Worried About October Competition (gamerant.com)
The developers of Alan Wake 2 have recently stated that they aren't concerned about the content-packed month in which the game will release. Remedy Entertainment's developers also spoke about the game's length, Saga Anderson and her partner, and other interesting factoids.
Pokemon GO Launches New PokeStop Feature (gamerant.com)
Niantic has announced multiple new features that will affect the way PokeStops work in Pokemon GO. The features are already being tested out in one region of the world and will potentially have a full launch across Pokemon GO soon.
Diablo 4 will reportedly add hardcore-only mechanic that reduces disconnect deaths (www.videogamer.com)
The Diablo 4 developers are working on a hardcore disconnect protection mechanic that will reduce the amount of server-related deaths.
Microsoft may abandon Activision merger if federal judge grants FTC request (www.tweaktown.com)
Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they may abandon their proposed $68.7 billion merger if federal courts grant FTC a preliminary injunction.
Star Trek: Infinite Gameplay Trailer Brings Grand Strategy to TNG (www.escapistmagazine.com)
The Star Trek: Infinite gameplay reveal trailer is here to show how grand strategy in the Next Generation (TNG) era looks on PC.
Game Pass loses another six Xbox games in June, including Road 96 (www.trueachievements.com)
Xbox Game Pass will lose another six games at the end of June, including Road 96, Empire of Sin, and Matchpoint: Tennis Championships.
Which game would you want to get rebooted?
I wish that there were a reboot or remake of Total Overdose. It was a fun GTA-like game
Microsoft says the 2-3 year development cycles of big-budget games are over (www.axios.com)